Extension of Deadline
The deadline has been extended to January 11th, 2025 due to a lack of auditions in certain roles.
INTRODUCTION
Hello! This is a (second) casting call for Season 1 of "Unearthed"(originally named “Life As A Villain”); which is an original Action Fantasy Series. It is going to be created via Gacha Life 2, in a stop motion inspired style. I am looking for voice actors for some previously uncasted roles such as the main love interest, the main antagonist of the entire series, a couple minor antagonists and minor characters.
For some background, I was been working on just writing this series alone for about 10 months to roughly a year previous to the first round of auditions, but with little progress so far, due to lack of motivation and such--so, about 10 months or so from the present day, I had a casting call for all major roles and crew! But, I unfortunately left out a couple characters that I had not anticipated to be in the series, and one role unfortunately didn't end up getting cast. Thus, a second round of auditions!
Here’s a content warning for this series, it will most likely contain the following sensitive subjects:
Humanoid Experimentation
Violence
Cussing
Blood, minor and/or major injuries (drawn, unrealistic)
discrimination against fictional marginalized groups, attempt of genocide against said groups
and a couple more
SYNOPSIS
Unearthed is set in a custom world known as Meraki, which is an Urban Fantasy styled world. In this world, Dragons and Gods used to roam the world in the Early Ages(first era). Hybrids(humans with animal traits) and Elves also exist in this world, though Humans and Elves are known to be the most common intelligent species.
Nowadays, although in Meraki there is magic, society views real world science as a superior form of knowledge and practice.
The Hybrids and those who are able to wield magic(Sorcerers/Mages) have been prosecuted for centuries upon centuries. 20-30ish years ago, a Hybrid known as Iris Visage finally acted. To finally make things fair, and safe for Hybrids and Magic Users to exist.. or as some people call them, the “Cursed”.
However, the fight isn’t over yet. Around 15 years after Iris' unexpected death, the “Cursed” are at risk of being wiped out entirely. Only one person has the power and will to do something about it, and that is Iris Visage’s own daughter; Nina Visage.
Nina will do anything in order to save her kind, even if it means the risk of losing everything she’s ever had… but will she succeed? Or will she fail?
DEADLINES AND AUDITIONS
The current deadline will be December 20th, 2024. This date is subject to be postponed, moved, and reduced if need be.
When auditioning, these are the general requirements:
You must be AT LEAST 13 years of age to audition for this project.
We use Discord for communication and planning with the cast and team, so in order to be in this project, you MUST have a discord account.
For a voice acting role, please have little to no background noise.
You can audition for up to 2 roles.
In your audition, please state your age(if not comfortable, you can say your age range: 14-16, 18-20, 18+, etc etc. As long as it's over 13 years of age.), and your discord, instagram, or another way to otherwise contact you.
Be a respectful human being. I will not tolerate harassment, disrespect, hate, and discrimination against people for their race, age, religion, gender identity, sexuality, etc.; and if you’ll act like that, you will either be kicked out of the project or not casted into the project at all. This is a safe place for everyone.
Please communicate with me, NO MATTER WHAT, if there's any issues that concern me or any other team member. We are a TEAM, so if there's something I should know, or if you have any questions, PLEASE don't be afraid to reach out to me.
THINGS TO EXPECT
So, I am currently in high school(also currently in a musical production, along with a couple other personal commitments/hobbies), and that does affect my schedule and free time to work on Unearthed quite a bit.
This series and the production/development of it is a long term project. Please be aware that this will take time to create, and I would really appreciate anyone whose going to audition, to be able to be dedicated and committed to this project. With that being said, I will warn you that this can take many months and possibly years. If you don't think you have the patience for that, I wouldn't reccomend auditioning for this particular project.
…but it’s not all negative and complicated! I hope that this will be a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone! I want to make sure everyone who will be involved with this project knows that while I do want you to be somewhat committed, there is no big rush or huge amounts of pressure! It won’t all just be focused on the project, as I hope to get along with all of you and have fun in general!
We’ll take it one step at a time, and in between ALL of that, ultimately, have a (hopefully) fun time!!!
CONTACTS
If you have any questions, comments or concerns that weren't covered here, please feel free to either comment on this project, dm me here on CCC, or through Tiktok or Discord.
CCC: elysian-writes/@blueriverseva
Discord: mx.river
Tiktok: the_jester2221
I also have a YouTube Channel, that I regularly post on (@ the jester !).-- That is where Unearthed would hypothetically be posted on.
The deadline has been extended to January 11th, 2025 due to a lack of auditions in certain roles.
Freya Avalon is Nina's love interest and main support character. She is a heavily influencial hero within Ethax City, the face of the Hero Agency. Though, despite all of the spotlight she receives, she sometimes wishes to have a quieter life. She strives to do what is right at every opportunity, no matter the cost. (She/they)
Alias: Azure
Species: Human
Age: 24
Special Abilities: manipulation of plants, short range teleportation
Occupation: Hero
Personality(As "Azure"): heroic, righteous, open minded, dedicated to Justice
Personality(As Freya): kind, caring, respectful, chill, calm, open minded, rebellious, disloyal(sometimes), honest(*most of the time)
Connections: Dating Nina, acquaintances with Alyssa, Arthur, Blake, Stella, and Aoi.
(cheerful) "You can count on me, the Hero Azure!!"
(worried) "You're hiding something. What's going on? Should I be worrried?"
(hopeless, conflicted, rising anger) "Is this.. what Justice really is?.. All of these.. people. *They* are monsters to you?!"
Freya's sidekick. Started training to be a hero at 12 years of age, she became said hero for the Hero Agency at 18 years old. She is more soft spoken, but when she gets worked up, her voice becomes piercing, harsh, and brutal. Despite their expertise in herowork, she is often overlooked by both the Agency and the general public. (She/They)
Alias: Lynx
Species: Aquatic(shark themed) Hybrid
Age: 21
Occupation: Hero
Personality: Very quiet and introverted at first glance, but also very stern. She's a hopeless romantic to an obsessive extent. Quick to judge, and often takes things too far. They have a twisted sense of "Justice".
Connections: Sidekick and colleague of Freya(Azure).
(Irritated, critical) "According to the Agency's Code of Conduct... you are being unruly. Stop."
(dimissive, hostile) "This is for the greater good. Do not think otherwise."
(confused, insecure, remorseful) "Do you..hate me? I'm..I'm sorry."
This is a role for the more feminine voices and pitches. It's for background characters or minor characters that appear in 2 scenes or less in Unearthed. I will cast multiple(anywhere from 3-5+ people) people for this.
(fangirling, excited) "OH MY GODS, IT'S AZURE!!"
(friendly, cheerful) "Of course, and what about you, Ma'am?"
Dr.Hart, also known as Penelope Hart, is the main antagonist of Unearthed overally. (she/her)
(however, she's not going to appear a whole lot.. at least, not a lot until nearing the end of the season)
Age: ???
Species: Human..?
Special Abilities: ???
Occupation: Famous Scientist
Personality: blunt, deceptive, serious, intelligent, cunning, clever
Connections: Mother of Finn Hart
(professional, polite)"It's a pleasure to be here, truly. This place is magnificent."
(serious, slightly threatening) "Oh.. is that so? Well, if you truly believe those *lies*... then I suggest you leave."
(rising anger) "I have GIVEN you a chance to surrender. Are you sure that you want to die, just like your dear mother?"
Finn Hart is the assistant and son of Dr.Hart. (He/him)
Age: 21
Species: Human?
Special Abilities: None
Occupation: Scientist Intern/Assistant
Personality: quiet, obedient, gets annoyed easily, though suppresses all emotions while in public, intelligent
Connections: Son of Dr.Hart.
(numb, apathetic) "Yes, ma'am. I will do that right away."
(quiet tone, nervous, fearful) "It was a mistake. I will never do it again."
(irritated, annoyed, mumbling to himself) "...Yes ma'am, anything for you, ma'am.....Ugh."
This is a role for the more masculine voices and pitches. It's for background characters or minor characters that appear in 2 scenes or less in Unearthed. I will cast multiple(anywhere from 3-5+ people) people for this.
(angry, yelling) "Stop! Put your hands up right now. You're under arrest."
(apathetic, irritated) "I don't care, I never will. Go away."
Pierre Visage is the husband of the infamous revolutionary hero Iris Visage, and the father of Nina Visage. He is currently ill with a mystery disease. (he/him)
Age: 42
Species: Human
Special Abilities: None
Occupation: Used to be an activist, but now is unemployed
Personality: Kind, gentle, quiet, introverted, wise
Connections: Iris Visage's husband, the father of Nina Visage.
(comforting, warm) "I'll be okay. Just keep on focusing on yourself, okay? You don't need to worry about me."
(reassuring, comforting) "I will always be here, waiting for you. Take the time that you need."
The role of Co-Writer entails a couple things in regards to this project:
- help with some small world building parts, such as holidays, traditions
- working on the scripts for the episodes
- expanding/making changes to character development, overall character growth, plot points, symbolism, world building, etc.
- brainstorming ideas for the above topics, for the aspects of them that have not had as much progress.
- Editing scripts, plotting out episodes, adding/removing major scenes/dialogue if needed and wanted by all writers
- a couple other small things.
I’m looking for around 1-3 co-writers/writers. There's already currently 2 others that I have been writing the pilot with, but with our schedules and such, it might be better to get some extra co writers as well. I usually use Google Docs for writing, but I suppose microsoft word will work as well?? I'm not too tech savvy though, so Google Docs might be the best option tbh.
*Say something you think would fit*